Crops & Spraying 2015 Open Day
Download a copy of the booklet from the Crops & Spraying Open Day which took place at Teagasc Oak Park on 24 June 2015. The latest technical innovations on a range of crops including; winter and spring barley, winter wheat, oats, oilseed rape and beans was demonstrated and focused on optimising growth and development, disease control strategies and efficient fertiliser use. Up and coming new varieties such as sugar beet was also demonstrated on the day.
- Date
- 24 June 2015
- Type
- Event Proceeding
Strategic Pathways for the Teagasc Agricultural Advisory Service 2015-2020
Ireland is fortunate to have a strong agriculture knowledge and innovation support system. Fundamental to this is Teagasc, which combines an integrated research, advisory and education service which is delivered to Ireland’s agri-food sector. The primary asset that Teagasc has is its people and the relationships that permeate the wider agriculture and food industry. Nowhere is this more evident than in the regional advisory service. The advisory service has achieved huge efficiency in recent years reducing staffing by 44% while maintaining client numbers and providing quality services to over 43,000 farm families. The major concern is that these efficiency gains will be negated by the projected reduction (due to retirements) in advisory staff from 240 to 180 by 2020, reducing the critical mass of advisors and spreading the core service thinly. This will damage the advisor farmer relationship and reduce the technology transfer capability. This strategy document highlights the huge impact that advisors h e and recognises the opportunity to re-energise the advisory service by restoring advisory numbers to 240. This can be achieved with minimal extra cost but will deliver huge impact in terms of the productivity and sustainability of family farms.
- Date
- 22 June 2015
- Type
- Report
New Ley Weed Control Guide 2015
Factsheet on the control of weeds in new ley
- Date
- 19 June 2015
- Type
- Factsheet
Grassland Weed Control Guide 2015
Factsheet on the control of many common grasssland weeds.
- Date
- 19 June 2015
- Type
- Factsheet
Growing Cherry Tomatoes for Flavour
Cherry tomatoes are naturally small and vary in size from a cherry to a table tennis ball. And the smaller the tomato the better the flavour. The following details relate to growing tomatoes under glass or plastic in border soil. By choice of variety, use of high potash (K) feeds and limiting the amount of water applied, tomatoes high in sugars and acids are produced - and hence flavoursome.
- Date
- 18 June 2015
- Type
- Factsheet
Short Rotation Coppice Willow – Best Practice Guidelines
The world’s gas and oil reserves are a rapidly depleting and increasingly costly resource to exploit and deliver. Ireland generally has a very limited fossil energy resource and as a result imports the vast majority of its requirement. In excess of 85% of the fossil fuel used to generate electricity is imported, principally oil and natural gas. Indigenous peat resources provide a small contribution (11%) with renewables providing only 3%. If the requirement for heat generation and transport fuels are added to the electricity total then Ireland has a dependency on imported energy in excess of 90% and this figure is increasing.
- Date
- 15 June 2015
- Type
- Report
Miscanthus Best Practice Guidelines
These guidelines are designed to introduce farmers to a new crop. They give guidance on the most appropriate location, land preparation, planting techniques and crop management required to grow miscanthus as a crop destined for energy use (or for other uses). These guidelines summarises ongoing current research and best practice. As further experience is gained, these guidelines will be modified.
- Date
- 15 June 2015
- Type
- Report
Food Innovation Gateways – Prepared Consumer Foods
3rd June 2015, Teagasc Food Research Centre, Ashtown, Dublin 15
- Date
- 05 June 2015
- Type
- Event Proceeding